01020nam a2200181Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000220005804100080008008200090008810000180009724500410011525000060015626400430016230000260020552005850023165000060081665500160082220260922095927.0260922s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a978-0-19-423397-2  aind  a823.1 aVINEY, Brigit14aThe History of the English Language   a1  aJakartabOxford University Pressc2008  a88 hlm.bilus.c22 cm  aAbout a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In Homes and Schools, offices, and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking english everywere. How has this happend? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? the history of the english language is a journey through space and time, from thousands of years ago to today and beyond, and to all parts of the world. Come on that journey and meet the monks and soldiers, the hings and scientists, the printers, poets and travellers who have helped to make the english of today. 4a0  aGrade 10-12